Got my elk back from butcher...somethings fishy

[JimmyHoffa]

Sounds like you got the shaft.  I would expect about double the meat.  I imagine they will counter with saying they had to toss a lot of meat because it wasn't properly taken care of/turned/inedible/blah...blah...blah, but probably went into some personal stash.

[Tbar]

Wow! A bull like that... should have got twice as much meat back as what you got. A spike bull I got a few years ago was 160 pounds of mostly boned out meat. The only bone we packed out was the shoulders, which doesn't weigh much.

Unless your bull had a ton of blood shot meat or something, I don't see how you could get only 73 pounds of meat. 150 would be more like it.

That age class of bull would probably field dress in the low to mid 400lb range.  I can tell you I get just over 60% boneless meat when I do my own.  My Butcher gets closer to 70%. Something is wrong.

[jnutzalot]

I might also add that the sirloin we had tonight had so much funk to it I threw it out....Which is in stark contrast to the day I brought the elk in to the butcher. I had him cut us up some of the back strap for dinner, it was perfect tasting then.... fresh, delicious, and zero gaminess.

[Mfowl]

3 months to get it back?! No wonder it seems light, who knows what happened in that amount of time. I've only had 2 elk at the butcher, both were done in 2 weeks or less. That includes jerky and pepperoni as well. The butcher has also asked me to be prompt about picking it up so its not taking space in the freezer. Sounds shady all around. Better luck next time!

[jnutzalot]

Yea, my deer done here in town only took 2 weeks.

[Bullkllr]

Well, hope you get some satisfaction, but...this happens a lot 

[_TONY_]

Wow, 3 months is a loooong time to wait to get your bull back. I wonder if something happened to your elk, and It took him a while to skim meat from other customers to replace the meat? Could be why you got so little back with cuts/burger that you didn't want and no tenderloins....Just a thought.

[ellensburgpo]

To the op, you got hosed. You've gotten less back then every deer I've ever shot.

[builtfordtough]

I got 81 lbs of meat from my mule deer this last hunting season, no bones.  110 lbs of my spike elk, this last hunting season, no bones...butcher my self... Sorry man. A lot of people on this thread has said it but it's time to do it yourself. Well worth it and take the ?'s out of it when u and your family sit down for a delicious dinner.

[huntnnw]

AND once again this is why you process your own animals.

[KFhunter]

I almost wonder if the butcher wasn't selling game meat out the back door

[jnutzalot]

Ya I'm pretty pissed and bummed out. I'll let you all know what he says tomorrow. If he doesn't make it right I'll be sure to let you all know exactly what business it is so you can warn others.

[jnutzalot]

My cow netted us 90 lbs of burger this year and that doesn't count the steaks.  You got the shaft.  Hope it was a mistake and he forgot to give you some. 

Nice bull though!!  What did you do with the head / horns. 

Getting a shoulder sneak mount done on him, I'm thinking ears back. I should have better luck with the taxidermist than I did the butcher.

[stevemiller]

I wonder if you got someones cow instead of your bull.Reason i say that is because it might be a differant elk that wasnt properly cared for and its obviously smaller by half as your bull should have been.The only way you could tell on size would have been with the roasts,there isnt any  Ive seen and heard this one before.

[builtfordtough]

Unfortunately probably got multiple different animals...